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Post by postsaurischian on May 20, 2010 19:39:40 GMT
Time to start the Amphibian thread  I don't have many of them, but I'm sure some of you do. Post pics! Here are 10 of the 15 Frogs & Toads by Yujin ....... Rana japonica - Japanese brown frog  Hyla japonica - Japanese Tree Frog  Bufo japonicus formosus - Eastern-Japanese Common Toad  Rana porosa brevipoda - Nagoya Daruma Pond Frog  Megophrys nasuta - Malayan Horned Frog  Agalychnis callidryas - Red-eyed Treefrog  Rana sakuraii - Stream Brown Frog  Rana  ? - ?  Buergeria japonica - Ryukyu Kajika Frog  Rana nigromaculata - Dark-spotted Frog  |
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Post by brontodocus on May 20, 2010 20:23:51 GMT
Aaah, there it is. I still might buy the whole Yujin set in the future and especially like the Megophrys nasuta and the American Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. But for now, my only Yujin frog is this one:  Ceratophrys ornata Bell, 1843, Argentinian or Ornate Horned Frog or "Ornate Pacman Frog". Yujin The Frogs in Colour Series 1 No. 11, length 40 mm, scale approx. 1:3.  Ceratophrys cranwelli Barrio, 1980, Chacoan Horned Frog or "Pacman Frog". Furuta / Kaiyodo Choco Egg Animals Series 2 No. 39, length 38 mm, scale approx. 1:3.  Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802 (American Bullfrog). Safari / Incredible Creatures model, length 125 mm, scale approx. 1:1 - 1:1.5.  Hynobius boulengeri (Thompson, 1912) Odaigahara Salamander. Furuta Choco Egg WIld Animals Part 4 model No. 103. Length 91 mm, scale approx. 1:1 - 1:1.5.  Onychodactylus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782), Japanese Clawed Salamander. Furuta / Kaiyodo Choco Egg Animals Series 8 No. 196b, total length 101 mm, snout-vent length 45 mm, scale approx. 1:1.5 - 1:1.9.  Salamandra salamandra terrestris Lacépède, 1788. Bullyland model, scale approx. 1:1 - 1:1.5.  Echinotriton (syn.: Tylototriton) andersoni (Boulenger, 1892), Anderson's Crocodile Newt. Furuta / Kaiyodo Choco Egg Animals Series 5 No. 131, total length 89 mm, snout-vent length 50 mm, scale approx. 1:1.5 - 1:1.8.  Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801); Red Salamander. Safari Tennessee Aquarium Salamander Collection model, length 143 mm, scale 1:1.  Aneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881); Green Salamander. Safari Ltd. / The Tennessee Aquarium Collection model, length 129 mm, scale 1:1. |
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Post by brontodocus on May 20, 2010 20:35:09 GMT
That's Ishikawa's Frog, Odorrana (syn.: Rana) ishikawae (Stejneger, 1901).  |
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on May 20, 2010 20:44:21 GMT
Frogs and toads are adorable - they are really the only extant animals I can say are extremely over-the-top cute. That being said, I think I like the prehistoric ones more; most extant ones are very very similar to each other and there aren't many crazy looking ones (none, at least, top platyhystrix  ) |
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Post by postsaurischian on May 20, 2010 21:56:16 GMT
That's Ishikawa's Frog, Odorrana (syn.: Rana) ishikawae (Stejneger, 1901). Ah, one more time - brontodocus. I knew you would help me out with that one which on the pamphlet also is described as "Rana japonica". I've got to buy this Furuta "Hynobius boulengeri" . Thanks for showing it. Speaking of salamanders & newts, here's one by Takara that I also can't name .....  ..... and the Megalobatrachus japonicus or Andrias japonicus - Japanese Giant Salamander, from another angle  |
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Post by brontodocus on May 20, 2010 22:33:47 GMT
That's Ishikawa's Frog, Odorrana (syn.: Rana) ishikawae (Stejneger, 1901). Ah, one more time - brontodocus. I knew you would help me out with that one which on the pamphlet also is described as "Rana japonica". I've got to buy this Furuta "Hynobius boulengeri" . Thanks for showing it. Speaking of salamanders & newts, here's one by Takara that I also can't name ..... The one on your first photo looks like a Rana japonica, very similar to our brown frogs like Rana temporaria, actually it once was classified Rana temporaria japonica. The green one is mislabelled by the manufacturer. The salamander is also most likely a Hynobius, maybe H. dunni or H. nigrescens, both are occurring in Japan. However, I can't be certain on species level with that one. There are something like 16 Hynobius species in Japan. |
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Post by Griffin on May 20, 2010 22:47:57 GMT
cool collection. I have the Safari ltd Red salamander, Marbled salamander and Green salamander myself. Love those guys. They are sitting on top of my live pet salamander's tank.
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Post by sbell on May 20, 2010 22:59:39 GMT
The mystery one is the Clouded Salamander from the Takara Series 6.  |
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Post by brontodocus on May 21, 2010 0:19:42 GMT
The mystery one is the Clouded Salamander from the Takara Series 6. So then, Clouded Salamander would most likely mean Hynobius nebulosus in this case which would also make sense (but the trivial name is also used for an american plethodontid, Aneides ferreus, which is a very different salamander). Edit: Griffin, you don't know by chance any source where to get the Safari Ltd. Marbled Salamander? I'd really like to get that one, too. |
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Post by Griffin on May 21, 2010 1:05:29 GMT
My parents bought it for me in an aquarium giftshop when I was like 7 years old. I have no clue where to get it now unfortunately.  |
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Post by sbell on May 21, 2010 3:45:04 GMT
The mystery one is the Clouded Salamander from the Takara Series 6. So then, Clouded Salamander would most likely mean Hynobius nebulosus in this case which would also make sense (but the trivial name is also used for an american plethodontid, Aneides ferreus, which is a very different salamander). Edit: Griffin, you don't know by chance any source where to get the Safari Ltd. Marbled Salamander? I'd really like to get that one, too. Sorry, yes, it is the Japanese species of clouded salamander. As for the Salamanders, they were made by Wild Safari for the Tennessee Aquarium line--fairly short-lived, and there were only 7 that I am aware of (Safari number 2100 to 2106). Mudpuppy:  Green and Red Salamander:  Crested Newt and Marbled Salamander:  Yonahlossee and European Fire Salamander:  They are great, detailed figures. And you won't find them readily available anymore. The line was ended about 5 years ago, but they could still be found with retailers for a year or so after. Now, when they are found they are generally found in random "reptile" lots on Ebay. If someone does know what they have, they often know what they are worth--and there are a number of collectors that are looking for them, who will pay it. Sort of like the small Play Visions salamander set (which I don't have  ). |
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Post by franchesca on May 21, 2010 4:36:41 GMT
i have the red one mip with tags i sold a lot of 4 of the 7 not long ago.
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Post by brontodocus on May 21, 2010 8:35:53 GMT
i have the red one mip with tags i sold a lot of 4 of the 7 not long ago. Nooooooooo!  ;D I should really have known earlier. I hope there will be another chance in the future. And thanks for posting, sbell. Strangely I bought my Red Salamander this year from a German shop new with tag and they still have them - but none of the others. And now that I see the photos I also need the mudpuppy and the Crested Newt. It was the first newt I caught and kept as a kid (that was prior to 1980 so it was legal then) but today it's also the rarest newt species in central Europe. I won't give up. I bought the Green Salamander just a few weeks ago and it was in a lot of amphibian figures (the others were rubbish, there are not just chinasaurs but also chinafrogs around  ) and I got it really cheap.  |
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Post by postsaurischian on May 21, 2010 9:57:12 GMT
Crested Newt and Marbled Salamander: Wow - that Crested Newt is really coool! |
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Post by postsaurischian on May 21, 2010 11:11:42 GMT
Bought this one in Amsterdam about 10 years ago. The shop owner told me it was Indonesian / 19th century. Not sure about that but I like it anyway .......   |
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Post by Griffin on May 21, 2010 15:56:42 GMT
Sbell: I am very envious of your salamander model collection. I remember in the gift shop way back when they were selling the green, marbled and the fire. My parents gave me the choice of buying me either the green and marbled or the fire since i suppose it was slightly more expensive. I chose the former. I later got the red at some toy store. Wish I had the full set though At least i have some beautiful live ones as well though. |
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Post by postsaurischian on May 21, 2010 16:22:53 GMT
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Post by brontodocus on May 21, 2010 16:44:03 GMT
I've seen that site several times before. Note sure but I guess that shop never made an update. If you look at the Safari WS Dinos listed it becomes obvious that there is no figure that's been released past 2006, all the new ones are missing. I doubt they still carry the Tennessee Aquarium Collection. Could it be that the shop is inactive, anyway? Has anyone bought there, recently? By the way, I'm glad that my Natural Monuments of Japan Giant Salamander arrived today! |
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Post by sbell on May 21, 2010 16:48:53 GMT
I've seen that site several times before. Note sure but I guess that shop never made an update. If you look at the Safari WS Dinos listed it becomes obvious that there is no figure that's been released past 2006, all the new ones are missing. I doubt they still carry the Tennessee Aquarium Collection. Could it be that the shop is inactive, anyway? Has anyone bought there, recently? By the way, I'm glad that my Natural Monuments of Japan Giant Salamander arrived today! That shop has been a dead space for a few years now--I don't think you could even expect responses from them anymore. So are the Natural Monument figures worth the $25? AND--there are other cresteds out there. This one is from a set by FUL (a low end company); also pictured, a Pacific giant salamander and another...lizard.  |
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Post by postsaurischian on May 21, 2010 16:54:41 GMT
By the way, I'm glad that my Natural Monuments of Japan Giant Salamander arrived today! That shop has been a dead space for a few years now--I don't think you could even expect responses from them anymore. It's a pity to brontodocus: Good on ya |
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